Africa Carrefour

In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr Abey on the importance of mental health as well as some of the stigma in our African community.

In this episode we talk about the importance of mental health as well as some of the stigma in our African community

This episode is part of The Millennial Dialogue on Africa Series where we talked about education of the African child abroad. 

In this episode, I talk about graduation and what African students can do to change the narrative. 

In this episode, I talk briefly on the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah on the occasion of the celebration of 64 years of Ghana's independence and what is undoubtable the liberation of Africa. 64 years post colonial rule and the question still lingers is Africa completely free?

In this episode, I talk with Derrick Ofodirinwa, teacher of Igbo cosmology, spirituality and culture about how our African culture helps inform us on our identity. 

In this episode we revisit the most headline event of 2020 and the lessons Africa can teach the world.

In this episode we talked about the lessons African leaders can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sometimes beauty in Africa has often been equated to being light skin. But in a continent of mostly black skin women, where does that leave them? aren't they beautiful? In this episode, we talk to two women about their beauty experience, how they defined beauty and what is beauty in Africa. We explore this concept of whether light skin or black skin is one that we should use as well as the use of beauty product. 

In this episode, I discussed with Ms. Velveeta Viban from Cameroon about her life in the nonprofit world and her efforts through the organization she founded I am Human. She shares with us her experience and life journey thus far as well as her involvement in helping stop the spread of COVID 19 with the internally displaced persons in Cameroon. www.imhumann.org to learn more and connect with them.

In this episode, we talk about the recent racial tension and injustice here in America between the Police and blacks. In discussion with my friend and brother Dr. Dalitso Ruwe, we talk about possible solutions on what America needs to do to heal as well as what it would take for these acts of violence to not occur anymore. Importantly we wrestled with the idea of what we have to personally give up to see the change that we want. 

In this episode, I discuss with Jabulile Buthelezi-Kalonji what social justice looks like in a post-apartheid South Africa today. We also talked about the xenophobic attack as well as what we, governments, and NGOs can do to addressing the issue. Jabulile resides in South Africa, is an author and social justice activist. Recently she started "Millennial Dialogue on Africa"

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Dr. Dalitso Ruwe on the effect of slavery, colonial powers, and the African identity. Especially, we explore the importance of language in helping define who we are. 

In this episode, we discuss with philosopher Dr. Dalitso Ruwe on the importance of the African identity and what all Africans including those in the diaspora can do to embrace that identity. 

In this episode, we follow the journey of Devin Owens, a communications young professional who struggled with her identity for a long time. In her words "Growing up felt like constantly searching for where she belongs". While completing a family tree project for class, she was stuck and asked her teacher for help. Instead, the teacher told her to just pick a country from the African continent. This teacher's response left a lasting impression and put a fire in Devin's heart to figure out what home is.  By coincidence, Devin's quest for understanding who she was ended up with her going to Senegal on a women's retreat where she had a life-changing experience. Tune in to learn more about her experience and journey.

In this episode, we discuss the current global pandemic and some lessons beneficial for Africa. 

This episode describes my struggles in coming to terms with being identified as African. Let me know what you think and please share your experience with me. 

Africa Carrefour is a podcast featuring Cameroonian born Lucien Nana Yobo as he talks about everything Africa. Including but not limited to, what it means to be African, African governance and struggles of the immigrant. The podcast also follows the journey of young Africans both at home and in the diaspora on their quest of changing the African narrative.    Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.